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Study Correlates Suicide Attempts and Increase in Income

According to this study, if you attempt suicide (and fail, of course), on average you will experience a 36.3% increase in income. They have an interesting argument as to why this is:

Why should suicide be an economic boon? Once you attempt suicide you suddenly have access to lots of resources—medical care, psychiatric attention, familial love and concern—that were previously expensive or unavailable. Doubters may ask why the depressed don't seek out resources earlier. But studies have demonstrated that psychological and familial resources become "cheaper" after a suicide attempt: It is difficult to find free medical care when you are sad, but once you try to kill yourself, it's forced on you.